Affiliate Marketing Road Map to Success

Affiliate Marketing is one the of the fastest and easiest business opportunities online if you apply the right business plan. As with any business you need to have a plan of action prior to getting started or else you could potentially risk loosing thousands of dollars.

I have seen hundreds of people fail at affiliate marketing simply because they do not take time to create a plan of action. I am guilty of this myself when I first started out. I wasted hundreds of dollars and time applying marketing methods that simply did not work. Don't make the same mistake. Spend a little time creating a plan of action and stick to it.

In 2004 I was laid off from my employer of six years and was struggling financially. After months of struggling to keep a home for my family, I began searching online for a legitimate business to help compensate for my lost income. That's when I discovered affiliate marketing.

Over the next several years I must have become a member of hundreds of affiliate programs. I spent countless hours and money working many nights until 2 or 3 o'clock in the morning marketing these programs to only see minimal results. To say the least I was becoming very discouraged. I told myself I would continue 6 more months before giving up. One night I ran across a website talking about simple techniques if applied can transform your business and cut your marketing effort by 50%. Over the next several months I began applying these techniques and could not believe the results I was having. I finally cracked the affiliate marketing code!

I could not believe how simple these few techniques were. Not only was I making much more money but I was only working a couple hours a day and achieving 1000% more reward for my efforts!

I have listed each requirement below to become truly successful as an affiliate marketer. I will discuss each one further as we continue.

1. Create a Business Plan
2. Get Your Own Website and Domain Name
3. Setup Email Auto Responders
4. Only Join Affiliate Programs That Pay Top Commission
5. Pick only 4 to 6 Affiliate Programs to Market
6. Duplication - Teaching others